PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS

Two and one-half ounces of usable marijuana

HOME CULTIVATION

Yes, no more than 12 marijuana plants kept in an enclosed, locked facility. OR, outdoor plants must not be "visible to the unaided eye from an adjacent property when viewed by an individual at ground level or from a permanent structure" and must be "grown within a stationary structure that is enclosed on all sides, except the base, by chain-link fencing, wooden slats, or a similar material that prevents access by the general public and that is anchored, attached or affixed to the ground, located on land that is owned, leased, or rented" by the registered grower and restricted to that grower's access.

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES ALLOWED

Yes, under a package of new laws that took effect December 20, 2016, regulators must now establish rules governing the licensing of dispensary operators.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES

Mich. Comp. Law § 333.26424(j) (2008)

Mich. Comp. Law §§ 333.26423; 333.26426(d) (2008)

Public Acts 281-283 of 2016

CAREGIVERS

Yes, primary caregiver is a person who has agreed to assist with a patient's medical use of marijuana. The caregiver must be 21 years of age or older. The caregiver can never have been convicted of a felony involving illegal drugs, or must not have been convicted of any felony within the last ten years, or any violent felony ever.. Each patient can only have one primary caregiver. The primary caregiver may assist no more than 5 qualifying patients with their medical use of marijuana. State-qualified caregivers must not have been convicted of any felony within the last ten years, or any violent felony ever.